Enactly

Role-play simulations, run live

Put your class in the room where it happens.

Enactly turns any subject into a lived experience. Learners step into roles, make real decisions, and see the consequences play out — together, in real time.

The room is live

Our philosophy

Students forget what they were told. They remember what they decided.

A case study asks learners to analyze someone else’s decision.

A simulation makes the decision theirs.

Who it's for

You run the world from one console.

01

Build the world

Days, events, roles, groups, briefings, resources and decisions — authored in one builder, reusable across runs.

02

Cast the room

Write each role's public stance and private briefing, set relationships and influence, then assign by hand, by self-selection, or at random.

03

Control the clock

Release events on schedule or the moment it lands better. Queue announcements, hold a statement, extend a decision window.

04

Moderate the traffic

Read every thread. Answer questions in role or as yourself. Inject the headline that changes the negotiation.

05

Run every section

One master simulation, a synced instance per section, and announcements you can push to all of them at once.

06

Debrief with evidence

Decision records, engagement and participation reporting, surveys and peer review — exportable for grading.

Anatomy of a simulation

Eight parts. Enactly keeps them connected.

Every object is authored once, reusable across simulations. Explore a part — or run the sequence.

01Days & events

The backbone — every day, event, deadline.

02Roles

Public stance, private briefing.

03Groups

Coalitions with a shared position.

04Resources

Files and links, released on cue.

05Decisions

Options, a deadline, a recorded vote.

06Social

Statements, threads, announcements.

07Surveys

Pulse checks and reflection.

08Peer review

Contribution, reviewed on evidence.

Control room

Mid-run, you see everything and you can move anything.

Release the next event early. Hold a leaked statement. Queue an announcement for 9am. Nudge the group that has gone quiet. Nothing about a live run is on rails.

Community Futures 2025 · FacilitatorDAY 336 participants4 groups2 decisions open

Timeline · DAY 3 · Working groups

09:00Plenary briefing releasedSent
10:00Working groups (90m)Live
12:00Stakeholder roundUpcoming
14:15Decision 3 — Budget allocationOpen
16:00Resource pack 2 releasedQueued

Group activity

Community Voices9/12

Business Council7/8

Youth Alliance5/9

Environment Coalition2/7

Share of the group that has voted on the open decision.

Needs you

Questions awaiting an answer4
Statements held for review2
Groups with no activity today1
Participants yet to log in3

What educators notice

Students weren’t just discussing the case—they were negotiating, adapting and living with the consequences of their decisions. The debrief was richer because everyone had something real to unpack.

Where it's used

Anywhere the learning happens by living it.

Public policyPublic healthBusinessInternational affairsLawPlanning & environment

Undergraduate seminars, graduate programmes, executive education, and civic and professional training — anywhere the learning happens through roles, decisions, and consequences, not the reading.

Before you ask

The questions facilitators actually ask.

Something not covered here? The onboarding team answers directly — no sales call required.

Most facilitators start from a library simulation and adapt it — roles, briefings and the day schedule are already written, so a first run is an afternoon of editing rather than a term of authoring. Building from a blank stage takes longer, and the onboarding team works through it with you.

Get started

Bring your case. We'll help you stage it.

Create a facilitator account, start from a library simulation or a blank stage, and invite a class when you're ready.

01Full authoring tools — days, roles, groups, decisions, resources
02A library of proven simulations to adapt rather than start cold
03Roster upload by CSV, or LTI launch straight from your LMS
04Hands-on onboarding from the EmPowered Teaching team

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